Working name of South African-born ichthyologist and author David Freer (circa 1958-    ), in Australia from 2010, much of whose work has been collaborations with Eric Flint, though The Forlorn (1999), his first novel, is a solo singleton set on a colony planet where humans and Aliens vie for access to a lost Matter Transmission technology. Series with Eric Flint include the Rats, Bats and Vats and Pyramid sequences, both humorous sf; the Heirs of Alexandria sequence is with Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey [see Checklist for all titles]. The Cuttlefish sequence comprising Cuttlefish (2012) and The Steam Mole (2012), which is set in an Alternate History Steampunk world where the British Empire remains dominant through the twentieth century, carries its protagonists from Underground depths beneath London to the southern hemisphere, crossing the great waters in a steam-powered submarine, then foraging via underground "steam mole" through an Australia almost inhabitable in the glare of daylight; world-transforming Inventions are in the offing. The series is expected to continue. [JC]

Dave Freer

born circa 1958

died

works

series

Rats, Bats and Vats

• Rats, Bats and Vats (New York: Baen Books, 2000) with Eric Flint [Rats, Bats and Vats: pb/Bob Eggleton]
• The Rats, the Bats and the Ugly (New York: Baen Books, 2004) with Eric Flint [Rats, Bats and Vats: pb/Bob Eggleton]

Pyramid

• Pyramid Scheme (New York: Baen Books, 2001) with Eric Flint [Pyramid: hb/Bob Eggleton]
• Pyramid Power (New York: Baen Books, 2007) with Eric Flint [Pyramid: hb/Bob Eggleton]

Heirs of Alexandria

• The Shadow of the Lion (New York: Baen Books, 2002) with Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey [Heirs of Alexandria: hb/Larry Dixon]
• This Rough Magic (New York: Baen Books, 2003) with Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey [Heirs of Alexandria: hb/Larry Dixon]
• A Mankind Witch (New York: Baen Books, 2005) [Heirs of Alexandria: hb/Gary Ruddell]
• Much Fall of Blood (New York: Baen Books, 2010) with Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey [Heirs of Alexandria: hb/Larry Dixon]
• Burdens of the Dead (New York: Baen Books, 2013) with Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey [Heirs of Alexandria: hb/Larry Dixon]
• All the Plagues of Hell (New York: Baen Books, 2018) with Eric Flint [Heirs of Alexandria: hb/Tom Kidd]

Witches of Karres

• The Wizard of Karres (New York: Baen Books, 2004) with Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey [Sequel by Other Hands to James H Schmitz's The Witches of Karres (December 1949 Astounding; exp 1966): Witches of Karres: hb/Stephen Hickman]
• The Sorceress of Karres (New York: Baen Books, 2009) with Eric Flint [Sequel by Other Hands to James H Schmitz's The Witches of Karres (December 1949 Astounding; exp 1966): Witches of Karres: hb/Stephen Hickman]

Dragon's Ring

• Dragon's Ring (New York: Baen Books, 2009) [hb/Bob Eggleton]
• Dog and Dragon (New York: Baen Books, 2012) [pb/Bob Eggleton]

Cuttlefish

• Cuttlefish (Amherst, New York: Prometheus/Pyr, 2012) [Cuttlefish: hb/Paul Young]
• The Steam Mole (Amherst, New York: Prometheus/Pyr, 2012) [Cuttlefish: hb/Paul Young]

individual titles

• The Forlorn (New York: Baen Books, 1999) [pb/Larry Elmore]
• Slow Train to Arcturus (New York: Baen Books, 2008) with Eric Flint [hb/David Mattingly]
• Stardogs (no place given: Magic Isle Press, 2014) [pb/Angela Harburn]
• Changeling's Island (New York: Baen Books, 2016) [pb/Tom Kidd]
• The Shaman of Karres (New York: Baen Books, 2020) with Eric Flint [Sequel by Other Hands to James H Schmitz's The Witches of Karres (December 1949 Astounding; exp 1966): Witches of Karres: hb/Kurt Miller]

works as editor

• The Dragon Done It (New York: Baen Books, 2008) with Mike Resnick [anth: hb/Bob Eggleton]

links

• Dave Freer
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

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